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A Critique of John Frame’s “Two Models of Divine Transcendence” Part 1

In recent years, John Frame has chosen to engage in some of the current debates in the Reformed world surrounding Classical Theism and Theistic Personalism. These debates go beyond the Calvinistic Reformation, as they reflect discussions in the broader Christian theological community, whether Presbyterian, Lutheran, or Roman Catholic. In these debates, Frame has placed himself […]

Gene Veith on The Reformation

This week’s podcast is a talk from Gene Edward Veith on the topic of the Reformation and its meaning for today. The title of the lecture is The Reformation: Then and Now. In this talk, he discusses some of the major themes of the Lutheran Reformation, and explains why they are still necessary today. Here is […]

Male Headship as Domestic Abuse: a Crypto-Feminist Plot in the Church?

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne Prefatory comment: This post, like the last one on this blog, deals with the issue of domestic violence and domestic abuse (technically, these are different things), which I am also currently doing a series on here. Again, please note that I am representing only myself in this post and do not […]

Q&A Podcast October 2018

Today’s podcast is a Q&A program that covered a large variety of topics. Among them were: discernment ministries, why I don’t like getting into the creation debate, the differences between the AALC and the LCMS, and many other important topics. Here is the program. Here is the video.

The Duluth Model as Trojan Horse of Feminist Theology within the Church?

  +++ Post by Nathan Rinne Note: Per usual, please note that I am representing only myself in this post and do not speak for Pastor Cooper. This post deals with the issue of domestic violence and domestic abuse (technically, these are different things), which I am also currently doing a series on here.  First […]

A Defense of Christ’s Resurrection

On this program, I played a talk I delivered on the resurrection of Christ. This is the third part in a series of studies on various aspects of Christian apologetics. Future programs will feature the rest of this series. Here is the program.

Why is Contemporary Conservative Lutheranism So Confused About God’s Law?

+++ Post by Nathan Rinne I attempt to give an answer to that question in my new paper, Paradise Regained: Placing Nicholas Hopman’s Lex Aeterna Back into Luther’s Frame, published in Concordia Theological Seminary’s (in Ft. Wayne, Indiana) Concordia Theological Quarterly. The paper is about 20 pages and can be found and downloaded for free […]

My New Book on Liturgical Worship is now available!

I have been at work on a book based on a series of studies I lead with my congregation on the meaning and purpose of Christian liturgy. The description of the book is as follows: Liturgical worship is often viewed as nothing more than an outdated tradition, or a series of meaningless words and motions. […]

What does the LC-MS document “When Homes are Heartless” Mean? (part 1 of 10)

  +++ Post by Nathan Rinne Have you read the LC-MS document When Homes are Heartless yet? A few months ago I read it. It made me think. You might want to read it to. After I read it, I wrote up a post which dealt with some of my reactions to it, and posted […]

A Response to the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel

This program is a response to the recent Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel. I discuss some of the problems with the document as well as giving credit to what has been correctly identified within it. These conversations are extremely important, but must be handled with care and compassion. Here is the program.